In fact, in honor of that little San Dimas Comicon no one really went to, The AV Club hosted a bit of a comics-themed week. They some space to Seth, in a semi-interview where the Canadian cartoonist goes over come classic cartoonists. The article should probably be retitled “Seth is blasé about most cartoonists.” The Clubbers also interviewed comics’ sexiest humorist, Michael Kupperman, about his sexy humor, and comics’ sexiest Hindu love god, Grant Morrison, about the nuts and bolts of visionary comics writing– but they ask some questions most comics interviewers wouldn’t. Like all G-Mo interviews, it’s a fun, fascinating read, loaded with great pull quotes. Here’s one:

AVC: What is it about the comics medium in particular that appeals to you as a storyteller?

GM: The essentially magical qualities of inert words and ink pictures working together with reader consciousness to create a holographic Sensurround emotional experience. What else?

WHALE’S VAGINA COMICON, as Burgas would call it, or Nerd Prom, as nerds who didn’t go to prom call it, was in full effect this weekend, and the drunken zombies that used to call themselves “comics professionals” still have to scrape their way through the remains of the day before they can be loaded into boxes and mailed home. Of course, the CBR mothership has their server stuffed with news, but I’m going to break it down to the illest bits for you:

I never thought I’d say this, but that guy from that goth rock band or whatever writes some damn fine comics. I’m looking forward to both Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion and The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.

Okay, I’m just going to admit that I’m phoning this one in. Did anything interesting happen at Comicon?

WHO’S ON ELEVENTH: This week marked the first foray into filming for the fifth season (God bless alliteration) of Doctor Who, featuring the first public outing of Doc #11, Matt Smith. Can’t say I’m thrilled with the “Patrick Troughton had a horrible tweed accident” outfit, but I’m sure I just need to shut up and deal with it. Sunday Brunch favorite Neill Cameron already has an illustration of the new Doctor up. IDW, if you’re listening, I will totally write a Doctor Who one-shot (or six-shot) on the cheap, for Neill to draw.

REMAKE/REMODEL is Lady Fairplay. I’ma gonna give it to Paul Sizer this week:

The comics internet actually seemed to shrivel up and die like a desiccated zombie this week. Everyone clear out for Comicon? Probably. But what actually happened at Comicon? One or two intriguing bits of news, but is that it? Bah.

This column may take next week off, depending on how much reality I’ll be swamped with, and what shenanigans I’ll be getting up to over the weekend.